Assistant Accountant Are you a financial whizz with a flair for administration? Claimont Health are a successful Mental Health and Complex Care provider looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our dynamic and friendly team. Reporting in to the Head of Finance your duties and responsibilities will include: Payroll and associated People costs processing – contractors, agencies, third parties. HMRC and pension payments. Query resolution. Migration of bookkeeping activities from an external accountancy company. Identifying, addressing and/or escalating financial risks and opportunities. Working alongside the Head of Group Finance to produce month end (and mid-month if required) Management Accounts reports and associated narrative. Working closely with the Head of Group Finance and senior managers to develop annual budgets for each client package, sector and central team. Delivering monthly variance analysis between budgets and actuals. Producing rolling monthly forecasts to provide the most up to date financial view of the company’s year-end position. Creating ad-hoc financial reports and data analysis to produce actionable insight to support decision making. Assisting the Head of Group Finance with financial modelling and providing decision making support for all key stakeholders. The post holder will build effective relationships with key stakeholders, clients and contractors to ensure continuity in the service being provided. The postholder will have access to a large amount of sensitive and confidential financial information, so a high degree of trust and integrity are required. What's in it for you? Working 30 hours (4 days per week) - Part Time Office based Working with a supportive team and the opportunity to gain valuable experience. Access to ‘Caboodle’, Claimont Health’s employee benefit scheme. Option to pay into the Claimont Health pension scheme after your 3 months probationary period. Claimont contribute 3% to the employee. Required skills AAT qualified, ideally a studier - ACCA / CIMA or looking to study Project and contract management experience Knowledge of compliance and quality control Excellent organisational, planning and communication skills. Our Mission and Values Claimont Health’s mission is to be the leading independent sector provider of flexible, responsive, and dynamic mental health and complex care services in the UK. The values we live by are: Commitment Care Compassion Leadership Innovation Please click on the 'Apply' button to apply for the position. Claimont Health follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure. Claimont Health is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights.